As two couples we had travelled from Wellington to Picton and decided to stop at Blenheim arriving at 7pm. Noting motels on the road in had no vacancy signs we stopped at the Quality Hotel on chance. They could offer us the last two rooms 'Superior' at the rate of $275 each. Although we queried this rate, but as it was late, we had no choice but to accept. The rooms were large for two people but nothing special. It felt that we had been offered two rooms that had been taken out of use because in the bathroom adjacent to the sink was a cracked and broken electrical socket, the toilet seat was not properly fixed and when I went to use the shower over the bath I got a face full of cobwebs. We complained to the reception staff and of course there was no manager available to handle our complaint and we left with promises they would raise this and any credit offered would be charged back to our credit card. Needless to say we heard nothing despite contacting them on twitter. Current prices for the same night next year are half what we paid. DO NOT USE THIS HOTEL.
PS. My hotel in America has always been Choice Group with no problems.